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McIlroy, Donald, Warren share lead in Dubai World Championship

Top-ranked
Rory McIlroy and No. 2
Luke Donald share the lead with
Marc Warren after the second round of the Dubai World Championship in the United
Arab Emirates.

Donald joined McIlroy and Warren at 11-under-par 133 after his approach shot came within a foot
of the hole on the 18th and he made the birdie putt for a 4-under 68. Warren (67), a 189th-ranked
golfer who hasn’t had a victory since 2007, had a chance take the outright lead. But his 12-foot
putt on the 18th came up short.

McIlroy (67) looks to win the season-ending tournament after wrapping up the money titles on he
European and PGA tours. McIlroy was a shot behind Donald after the first round but had six birdies
with a bogey to move atop the leader board.

Boxing

Camacho will be taken off life support, mother says

Hector “Macho” Camacho will be taken off life support, his mother said, indicating
she would have doctors do that today. It was a decision the former championship boxer’s eldest son
opposed.

The boxer’s mother,
Maria Matias, told reporters at the hospital in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where
Camacho lay unconscious since being shot in the face that she had decided doctors should remove
life support, but only after three of his sons arrived today and had a chance to see him a last
time.

The former champion’s mother has the final say in the matter, but his eldest son,
Hector Jr., said he wants to keep his father alive.

HOCKEY

Forsberg, Sundin are named to international hockey Hall of Fame

Sweden greats
Peter Forsberg and
Mats Sundin have been named to the International Ice Hockey Federation’s Hall of
Fame class for 2013.

The IIHF said the former Olympic and world champions will be inducted in Stockholm in May when
their home country plays host to the world championships.

Two Canadians will also be inducted:
Paul Henderson, star of the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union, and
Danielle Goyette, a two-time Olympic champion.

Teppo Numminen of Finland, a three-time Olympic medalist, was the fifth player
chosen.

ELSEWHERE

Brazil’s soccer federation fires national team coach

Brazil’s soccer federation fired national team coach
Mano Menezes.

Federation director
Andres Sanchez said the decision to fire the coach came after a meeting in Sao
Paulo.

He said federation president
Jose Maria Marin made the change because he “wants new methods and new planning”
ahead of the 2014 World Cup that will be held in Brazil.

Menezes was heavily criticized earlier this year because of the team’s lackluster play, but good
results recently had helped ease the complaints from fans and local media.

He coached Brazil for 33 matches, leading it to 21 victories, six losses and six draws.

• South Africa spent more than $3 billion on the 2010 World Cup, and in return gained an “
intangible legacy” from the first world soccer showpiece in Africa, the country’s government said
in its report on the tournament.

•
Lindsey Vonn said she’s healthy enough to ski in a World Cup race this weekend in
Aspen, Colo.

Vonn, a four-time overall champion, will compete in the giant slalom today, but skip the slalom
on Sunday.

Vonn recently returned to training after missing time because of an intestinal issue that landed
her in a hospital. She made two training runs yesterday before calling it a day. Vonn consulted
with her coaches before electing to race in the giant slalom.

The concern with Vonn was whether she was in good race condition. Vonn, an Olympic downhill gold
medalist, recently spent two nights in a hospital with what she described on Facebook as “some
infection in my tummy.”